Join me while learning from the very talented Desley’s Image Reboot experiences, how to work with LightRoom editing and save lost photos.
I am going to show a sort of ‘resurrection’ of an image that I totally messed up with while shooting on manual, and forgetting to change settings from the shot before that.
With Lightroom’s editing possibilities, I performed a few steps and brought it back to life into a more acceptable format.
Thanks Carl, but seriously, these editors are much easier to use than we think. Once you understand what you can do it becomes easier. I learnt a lot from Desley, she’s a real pro.
Thanks, Bill. I think it’s just bragging because you can see, for example, photos that have some colors which are just not original.
I fully agree with you. Great comment. Thanks!
Lucile! What magic you created! The “after” image looks great (although the “before” image was good too!) I admire your photography skills!
Cheers my friend!
Excellent post-processing. I’m pretty sure that messing up because you forgot to change the settings from the prior shot, has happened to all of us. I know for a fact that it has happened to me a lot of times!
It’s good that you shoot RAW, because if this was a JPEG I doubt that the file would contain enough details for even Lightroom to be able to save it.
Thanks, Cardinal.
Happy to hear we all have been there. And I’m afraid it will happen again to me. But as you very well said, shooting RAW gives a sense of comfort for future rescue operations.
By the way, something very strange happens with my raw files. If I shoot both JPEG and RAW, I have no idea how it happens, but the RAW image captures much more around it than the JPEG, and more than what I saw on the screen while shooting.
Have you ever heard of this?
I’m not complaining as most of the times it gives me more options to play with cropping.
Amazing! A great example of how washed out photos can still make good black and whites with sufficient tonal range 😀 but then again, you nailed a beautiful shot to begin with 🙂 the bokeh looks delicious.
Not really, gfchopstix. I started using LightRoom two months ago and I haven’t scratched the surface yet. There are so many possibilities and I need to seriously read the tutorials and practice it. Thanks for your kindness.
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Wow I love this photo! What a fabulous reboot you’ve done for this image!! Brilliant x.
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Thank you master! I learnt from you.
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Lucile. this is really incredible. You have so much skill with your photography.
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Thanks Carl, but seriously, these editors are much easier to use than we think. Once you understand what you can do it becomes easier. I learnt a lot from Desley, she’s a real pro.
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Excellent work, Lucile. I laugh at photographers who boast they do no post-editing. It’s like a writer who brags about not doing spell checking.
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Thanks, Bill. I think it’s just bragging because you can see, for example, photos that have some colors which are just not original.
I fully agree with you. Great comment. Thanks!
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Excellent! I really would have thought you wouldn’t resurrect a lot from such an overexposed shot!
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Thank you Sue! It’s amazing what we can do with these editors.
Technology has really changed photography. It’s like plastic surgery!!
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Incredible, Dr Lucile!
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Haha Dr? The Dr is Desley, the scientist from Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist, who teaches me to use LightRoom!
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Then you a very good pupil!!
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Trying to be!!;-)
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😉
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Great work; and a nice shot!
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Thank you Su!
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wow, unbelievable what you got out of the before image, love it!
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Plastic surgery, isn’t it? Learnt from Desley! She’s really good at it. Thanks!
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Wow, it’s amazing what technology will do! Brilliant resurrection job. 🙂
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Absolutely amazing! Thank you.
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Of course the technical stuff means nothing to me you are streets ahead of me haha but the improvement if fabulous and great model!!!
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hahaha the master Desley is the star! I learnt from the source.
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Wow, what a difference! You are very skilled!
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Thank you! Learning from Desley the master!
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Lucile! What magic you created! The “after” image looks great (although the “before” image was good too!) I admire your photography skills!
Cheers my friend!
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Thank you Lia! You’re very kind. Cheers my friend! Hugs.
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Excellent post-processing. I’m pretty sure that messing up because you forgot to change the settings from the prior shot, has happened to all of us. I know for a fact that it has happened to me a lot of times!
It’s good that you shoot RAW, because if this was a JPEG I doubt that the file would contain enough details for even Lightroom to be able to save it.
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Thanks, Cardinal.
Happy to hear we all have been there. And I’m afraid it will happen again to me. But as you very well said, shooting RAW gives a sense of comfort for future rescue operations.
By the way, something very strange happens with my raw files. If I shoot both JPEG and RAW, I have no idea how it happens, but the RAW image captures much more around it than the JPEG, and more than what I saw on the screen while shooting.
Have you ever heard of this?
I’m not complaining as most of the times it gives me more options to play with cropping.
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Amazing! A great example of how washed out photos can still make good black and whites with sufficient tonal range 😀 but then again, you nailed a beautiful shot to begin with 🙂 the bokeh looks delicious.
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Black and white can always save us!!
You spoil me with these compliments and I may become an arrogant! Lol but yes this bokeh is delicious!!
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Hahaha the same could be said to you and the compliments! I may have been a tad bit hungry when i commented. LOL
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Lol but I loved it anyways!
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Wow, just wow! I bow to your superb skills! Also, another of your beautiful portraits, full of character and charisma ❤
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Mara, you know how to put smiles on my face!! Thank you so much. But I’ll resist them because i want to keep learning. 💗
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Fantastic shot, Lucile. I would not have guessed that you had ‘messed up’ the original though.
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Thank you! But I did! lol. And I could only save it because I shot RAW.
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Your skills are amazing, so I would image that you could do just about anything :p
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Not really, gfchopstix. I started using LightRoom two months ago and I haven’t scratched the surface yet. There are so many possibilities and I need to seriously read the tutorials and practice it. Thanks for your kindness.
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I really do look forward to seeing more of your photos, Lucile 🙂
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